The Papuan People's Assembly have filed a constitutional challenge against the Indonesian government's new Special Autonomy Law.
Passed this month the new version of the controversial legislation, first granted to Papua in 2001 in response to growing demands for independence, was drafted without consultation and input from West Papuan customary representatives and civil society organisations.
The Papuan People's Assembly's human rights advisor Wensislaus Fatubun joins us to talk about the new legislation.
Welkam wantok so how do West Papuans feel about the new version of the special autonomy law now being passed?
A demonstration by West Papuans against the Indonesian government's plans for Special Autonomy provisions for their region, Manokwari, 15 July 2021 Photo: Supplied
